also on today s programme: nationwide puts up its mortgage rates by 0.45% and other lenders also increase the cost of new deals. the kent hospital where the maternity unit was almost shut down by inspectors as basic hygiene was not observed. a medicalfacility in ukraine is destroyed by a russian missile strike, killing two people and injuring over 20. and british cycling says it ll ban transgender women from elite female competition. and coming up on bbc news. three teams, two relegation places to avoid. leicester leeds and everton head into the final weekend of the premier league hoping to secure their survival. good evening. the parents of 10 month old finley boden have been sentenced today for his murder on christmas day in 2020. his mother, shannon marsden, was given a minimum of 27 years and his father, stephen boden, a minimum of 29 years. finley had been taken by social services soon after he was born, but was given back to his parents 39 days before he died. during
hello i m sumi somaskanda. we begin right here in washington dc where democrats and republicans are scrambling to close a deal on raising the federal debt limit. there is still no deal in place but as many lawmakers leave for a holiday weekend, president biden has hinted a deal might be not be too far away. with regards to the debt limit, things are looking good, i m very optimistic. i hope we will have some clearer evidence tonight, before the clock strikes 12, that we have a deal. but it is very close and i am optimistic. so according to the president, we might get the news of a deal in less than an hour. a top republican negotiator, congressman patrick mchenry, was a bit more cautious with his assessment, saying: we are in the window by which we meet thejune five deadline. it s not over, we re not done. but we have to come to some tough terms in these closing hours. earlier on friday, congress got a bit more runway for its negotiations. us treasury secretary janet yell
7 00 a. M. Were dry, 39 degrees with lots of clouds. Lunchtime, 51 feeling good, this afternoon we hit high of 56 above the average high of 350 for this date. We have a good amount of sunshine, 55. Temperatures dip 7 00 p. M. , 51 degrees. Milder than we would normally see, but cooler than yesterday. It looks pretty out there, as we welcome december. Sky6 live hd seeing the Pretty Lights outside city hall. Heres what to expect looking forward to the weekend. Saturday, the coolest day of the forecast period, 49. Sunday, 53. Well be talking about a different trend coming and well see the cooler temperatures. Reporter we want to enjoy each day, but a lot of us do looking ahead toward the weekend. Looking ahead at the schuylkill expressway its looking good believe it or not. Overnight construction close to the vine street expressway and 30th street have cleared out. No delays at this point, really across the board as we look at the big picture. I95 is in the clear with speeds in the 50s as
Freedom from england back in 1776. Meteorologist Justin Drabick is in our weather center. Justin will the rain clear up for the big fireworks shows tonight. Thats right, natasha i think we have good news. Finally well get some of those steadier showers move off shore. Better conditions if youre checking out fireworks. Still maybe a lingering shower over parts of the Delaware Valley through the evening hours but you can see the bulk of the precipitation now moving off shore, maybe some steadier rain gets in here south of dover delaware in the next few hours. Later on this evening after sunset i think were looking pretty good. Still some clouds around but those clouds will thin out as we head into the late nighttime hours. Look at the temperatures, though. These were the highs today. Much cooler because of the clouds and the showers. Only 73 degrees this afternoon in reading. 75 allentown low 80s though in south jersey. Saw a little bit of sunshine especially in the morning. Heres where
Across the area. Down the shore right now 81 in surf city. 76 degrees in brigantine. We have mid 70s right now in cape may as well as wildwood. So for tomorrow, as we take a at that forecast area wide in the city 76 degrees. Were looking at mostly cloudy skies down the shore. Scattered showers 74. Only in the upper 60s in the pocono mountains. Well talk much more about that rainfall as well as what to expect for the fourth of july evening fireworks celebrations across the area. Back to you. Dawn. Thank you, scott. Were keeping an eye on the roads heading to the shore for people getting a late start on the weekend. Heres a live look right now at route 42 at the the ac expressway. So far looks like no big issues. We of course will keep checking throughout the newscast. And for many people who had off from work today theyre already down at the shore. Taking in the sunshine. Relaxing. The place to be. Among them our own Joanne Pileggi is working today however, but lucky for hersheys on the